10 wonderful ways with pasta

Here are 10 wonderful recipes for all manner of shapes of, and cooking methods for pasta.

Popular history has it that Marco Polo first brought pasta to Italy from the Far East in the 13th century. There is after all, little real difference between Asian noodles and our Western Pasta.

Pasta is made from hard durum wheat flour, which is mixed with either water or eggs and kneaded until it is silky smooth. It is either then rolled and cut, or extruded through a mould to make a variety of shapes.

Traditionally, the best pasta is made from a bronze mould, which gives a dull but textured surface—all the better for holding the sauce! There are at least 350 different types of pasta, each with a different character, and suited to different types of dishes. Here are 10 of our favourites.

Creamy chorizo one-pot magic pasta

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This is a true one-pot pasta—carefully measure the ingredients, fling it all in, let it cook and make a sauce. Made with spaghetti.

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